I also wanted to give you a little update. Aniza is now almost 6 and doing extremely well. She has been streamlined into main general education kindergarten and her teacher says she fits right in and is keeping up with everyone else. Yay! I am very happy to report this. Now everyone can see that the abilities of children with MDS can be much greater than their disabilities. So far Aniza's health has been great. Maybe I'll post a new video sometime this week.
Wow, I am impressed to see that this interview made youtube. I had no idea. Thank you so much to all of you who commented on this video. I believe there was a question or two included in some of the comments so years later, I will try to answer them :) To my knowledge mosaisism is somewhat less aggressive in some cases but not all. Speech seems to be the most affected area in most children living with MDS.
Our daughter was born with Down Syndrome. When she was born, we were told, after testing, that she did not have mosaic DS, and that they were disappointed that she wasn't as they told us that Mosaic Down Syndome children generally fare better, as most of the time they do not exhibit the full array of symtoms/characteristics of DS, including the markedly lower IQ as well as global developmental delay. At the time she was born we met a young couple whose daughter was Mosaic and she was doing well!
My daughter was born w/ mosaic Down syndrome. Her name was Takara (whicch means treasure , precious gift in Japanese. Hope was her middle name. She had an operation@ (aortaplexy) and never woke up. She was a happy baby and pretty. She passed Dec. 25th @ Children's Hospital Boston 2006. I think of her everyday. Her bro has Sotos syndrome & mild Autism. I wish you much success.
I am so sorry for your loss. I could not even imagine our life without Aniza in it. But her name fit her well as she was a precious gift to your family while she was here. Thank you for posting to this video. I've never heard of Soto Syndrome but now I am very curious to study it a little.
She's so cute! I was aware of Down Syndrome and genetic mosaicism as separate conditions, but it never dawned on me that both could occur in the same individual. Thank you for posting this video and helping educate the rest of us.
What an adorable little girl......but hard work i imagine. It's great to see you, as a parent, being proactive and providing support advice and information to other parent's. As a professional working with disabled children, I have come to appreciate that the parent knows the child best and is in the ideal position to offer support to other parent's in the same or similar situations.Best wishes for the future and good luck with the MDS association. (UK)
This is the first video I have watched on Mosaic Downs Syndrome. I did a search while listening to a segment on this condition on "This American Life" by Chicago Radio (you can queue the archives via their website) because I wanted to learn a little more about it.
BTW, your little girl is absolutely adorable! I hope you treasure all these precious moments so that, in your mind, they at least overshadow any bad days.
I also wanted to give you a little update. Aniza is now almost 6 and doing extremely well. She has been streamlined into main general education kindergarten and her teacher says she fits right in and is keeping up with everyone else. Yay! I am very happy to report this. Now everyone can see that the abilities of children with MDS can be much greater than their disabilities. So far Aniza's health has been great. Maybe I'll post a new video sometime this week.
michiganimdsa 3 months ago
Wow, I am impressed to see that this interview made youtube. I had no idea. Thank you so much to all of you who commented on this video. I believe there was a question or two included in some of the comments so years later, I will try to answer them :) To my knowledge mosaisism is somewhat less aggressive in some cases but not all. Speech seems to be the most affected area in most children living with MDS.
michiganimdsa 3 months ago
So mosaisism is generally less aggressive than a regular case of down's ?
jewface57 5 months ago
damned failure of chromosomes pairs to separate properly in preconception gametes
naegling3 7 months ago
Our daughter was born with Down Syndrome. When she was born, we were told, after testing, that she did not have mosaic DS, and that they were disappointed that she wasn't as they told us that Mosaic Down Syndome children generally fare better, as most of the time they do not exhibit the full array of symtoms/characteristics of DS, including the markedly lower IQ as well as global developmental delay. At the time she was born we met a young couple whose daughter was Mosaic and she was doing well!
hisbride49 1 year ago
My daughter was born w/ mosaic Down syndrome. Her name was Takara (whicch means treasure , precious gift in Japanese. Hope was her middle name. She had an operation@ (aortaplexy) and never woke up. She was a happy baby and pretty. She passed Dec. 25th @ Children's Hospital Boston 2006. I think of her everyday. Her bro has Sotos syndrome & mild Autism. I wish you much success.
kto1962 1 year ago
@kto1962
I am so sorry for your loss. I could not even imagine our life without Aniza in it. But her name fit her well as she was a precious gift to your family while she was here. Thank you for posting to this video. I've never heard of Soto Syndrome but now I am very curious to study it a little.
michiganimdsa 3 months ago
aww what a cutie
peacenik255 1 year ago
your angel daughter is adroable, your wee girl looks so happy. Godbless.
anjianji007 1 year ago
She's so cute! I was aware of Down Syndrome and genetic mosaicism as separate conditions, but it never dawned on me that both could occur in the same individual. Thank you for posting this video and helping educate the rest of us.
metrowestjp 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
retards scare the shit out of me
tobesone 2 years ago
What an adorable little girl......but hard work i imagine. It's great to see you, as a parent, being proactive and providing support advice and information to other parent's. As a professional working with disabled children, I have come to appreciate that the parent knows the child best and is in the ideal position to offer support to other parent's in the same or similar situations.Best wishes for the future and good luck with the MDS association. (UK)
Sassy8528 2 years ago
This is the first video I have watched on Mosaic Downs Syndrome. I did a search while listening to a segment on this condition on "This American Life" by Chicago Radio (you can queue the archives via their website) because I wanted to learn a little more about it.
BTW, your little girl is absolutely adorable! I hope you treasure all these precious moments so that, in your mind, they at least overshadow any bad days.
SantaBarbaraDianne 3 years ago
Cute girl! And she really seems to be a happy person... with a mother like you are!
tissuefortears 3 years ago 4
Beautiful video your little girl is so special xxxx
M2AG03 3 years ago